“At the beginning of each season, Monchi likes to make a list of 50 players for each role. In January it is reduced to 25, in April to 5-10 names. Then we choose.

Monchi’s world is this. He works with 15 scouts and he supervises them. The strategy was that at least 7 of us could see a player before purchasing him. There have been players that we have seen live 50 times before we decided to seal a deal.

Monchi is a pioneer. He loves big data but he firmly believes in his the instinct. He is humble and open minded. He works 14 hours a day but for 24 hours a day, he thinks about football. He loves to go to the gym, he likes to stay fit and do exercises.”